Norwich Bulletin Newspaper, June 28, 1913, Page 14

EVERYBODY HAS A LITTLE FOLLY TO SPARE EVERY WOMAN'S OPPORTUNITY. ‘The Buffetin wants good home letters, good business letters; good help- ful letters of any kind the mind may suggest. They should be in hand by Wednesdny of each week, Write on but one side of the paper. Address, SOCIAL CORNER, EDITOR, Bulletin Office, Norwich, Conn. THREE PRIZES MONTHLY: $2.50 to firet; §1.50 to second; $1.00 to third. Award made the last Saturday in each moath. THE PRIZE WINNERS FOR JUNE Flret Prize $2.50. € To Sunechine of Norwich, for letter entitled, “Seven Summer Suggestions.” Second Prize $1.50. To lola of Lebanon, for letter entitled, “High Cost of Living. Third Prize $1.00. To Gladness of Plainfield, for letter entitled, Vegetables.” “A Few Ways to Cook THE SOCIAL CORNER POEM. Beyond? After the story has once been told— After one’s had his little fling At thel:lv-xld and found the apples of ol Are zilt, and rapidly tarnishing— After the curtain begins to fall, Tell me, what is back of it all? Oh, life is fair at the break of day, As the sun climbs up the eastern hill, And the flowers are sweet along the way ‘We gather with lavish hands, until We find the hills grow rugged and steep, And shadows creep. And life at noontide is not half bad; Sure we have learned a lesson or two, . Have -d.boucht our experience gay or And our toll in passing through The gate beside which stands ola P‘b.n“lher Time, with outstretched But when the light begins to wans, And shadows deepen around our; across the pathway ‘way, What does it matter. the l0ss or gain? What does it count, our work or play? After the curtain begins to fall, Tell me, what is back of all —Arthur D, F. Randoiph. The Cook. Oh, kitchen queen! bow; For thee we toil, of thee we fondly ‘boast! 1 (Please, madam, do mot burn morning toast). Forgive us! row— Scorched toast is surely healthful, any- how! Pray, madam, stay and fix our soup and roast; This evening we must play the role of host— We never will vow! Thee, dame, we'll promise nevermore, to twit ©Of thy supposed shortcomings; when We speak We'll praise thy wondrous beanty, grace and wit, Nor will we even kick a little bit When cakes are ciammy or when cofee’s weal: 8o give thy gracious promise mot to —Anon. ANSWERS AND INQUIRIES. ONE OF THEM: Card received and mailed as you requested. J. E. T.: Card received and forward- ed as you directed. CRIMSON RAMBLER: Cards re- ceived and mailed as you directed. THE BIRTHDAY CARD SHOWER: Those who intend to send cards to Theoda and Aunt Mehitable, who cele- brate their birthdays on July 4th, have only a few days more. They are two of the Social Corner’s oldest and best writers. BALSAM FIR: Cards recelved and mailed as you directed. Thanks for souvenir card. NAUGATUCK jnquires: “Will some one of the Social Corner Sisters send in a recipe for making Elderberry Blossom Wine? MINISTER'S DAUGHTER: Cards received and mailed as you directed. LAKE-SIDE HOME. Editor, Social Corner Sisters and Brothers: Lakeside Home is to be in the near future my home, for | have purchesed one of the finest places on the road to Poland Springs, a small farm of 60 acves on the shores of Crys- tal 19 1.2 miles from Portland, The is yery level, buildings old- but nevertheiess all in good | repair; and now 1 suppese you are| ‘what on earth I am intend- ja also peach, cherry and plum trees, blackberry Vines, raspberry, and grapes of various kinds, currants and many others too numerous to mention. There is a fine growth of pine, oak and birch which at the end of ten years will pay for the place. That is, Will pay me back what I have already paid for same._ In front af the house are elm, oak and maple trees which give ample 31{1&2& rplr zge yard; about a quarter a mile i Ce IR om a village called Dry I am gomg into the poultry business and raising early vegetables and sup- ply the cottages that border the lovely little fake. It is a mile and a half long “and ‘one-half mile wide. It is tl_mm‘ts for fishing, being well stocked with black bass; nice boating and fine beaches of white sand. The ‘steam and trolley road when ‘completed will have a depot about one mile from my home. The Grand Trunk railroad depot is about three miles away. For over a mile and a half on 6ne stretch is a nice road. It is seven miles from the famous Poland Spring house, 14 miles from Lewiston, and not quite half way between the former place and Portland. Running through 2 pasture is a trout brook, also two boiling springs, where the bubbling water Is as cold as ice water ever could be. The cool shade of the pine forest is very inviting when the thermometer stands 85 in the shade. A well in the yard of excellent water, also water in the house. It is on the direct line be- tween Portland and Lewiston, and one hardly ever sces anything but autos golng to and fro. In my estimation a finer place would be hard to find any- To thee we fondly | where in Maine, so I shail profit by the many suggestiors from Ma and others on the care of poultry. Just how soon I will go there to live the [ 1 cannot say. but I want to invite the Social Corner friends to come and pic- ‘e don’t mean to start a | nic with me, as I know they will agree Wwith. me that a finer place would be hard to find. The bottom of the lake is, all cobblestones. 1 spent the day there the 2Ist with friends and we built a fire on the shore and made coffee and sat in white sand vand ate our lunch. Good, did you say? again, herewith we{ It was charming, and I thought of ev- ery one of the Social Cornef friends and thought how much good a visit to my home would do the shut-ins. It did make me think of my trip to W lard beach, but I could not persuade my friends to go into the water only to wade, which we did, and enjoyed it greatly. Any time vou feel like having a old-fashioned picnic just plan to g0 it Lakeside Home and you will always be welcomed by yvour Sister BALSAM FIR. South Windham, Me. TESTED RECIPES. Dear Sisters of the Social Corner:— Having been a reader of the Social Corner for a long time, would venture to write a few lines. Have any of the Sisters ever tried this recipe for Coffee Cake—1 cup butter creamed with 2 cups brown sugar. eggs until mixture is light and creamy. 1 cup molasses, 1 cup strong coffee, 1 teaspoon soda, 2 teaspoons each of cinnamon and’ cloves, 1 teaspoon nut- meg, 4 cups flour, raisins and currants, as many as wanted. Spice Cake—2 cups sugar, 3 butter, eggs, 1 cup sour milk, 3% cups flour, 1 teaspoon soda, 2 teaspoons cream tartar, 1 teaspoon cloves, 1 teaspoon chocolate, 1 teaspoon cinnamon. Oatmeal Cookies—3 (scant) butter, 1 cup sugar, 2 2 tablespoons sweet milk, 3 teaspoon soda, 1 cup flour, 3 cups rolled oats, 1 teaspoon cinnamon and a little clove. Drop by spoonfuls on buttered tins and bake. Shingles—2 cups sugar, 1 cup butter, 1 cup sour milk, 1 teaspoon soda, flour enough to roll ‘soft. Cut in any de- sired shape and bake. L. H. K: What are you doing these 2 cup days? You baven't written to the So- cial Corner lately; or have you changed your pen name Why don’t you call me up on the " vikile? Black Pansy: Your story was good. Try again. Must close for this time. phone once in A FEW DAYS TO COOK VEGE- TABLES, Dear Social Corner Sisters and Edi- to -Here are a few ways to prepare segetables Asparagus Pudding—Bofl the green tops of two bunches of asparagus un- il tender; cut in smali pleces, Put an ounce of butter in a saucepan on the | stove; when melted add four well beaten, pepper and salt to taste, and & cupful of milk; stir, and beat these iogeiher, adding very gradually four tablespoonfuls ef flour; cook Smooth, but do not allow to curdle; add the asparagus, turn inte a but- Most Children Have Worms, m'::stus itehing, bufnéza, nfi - sa;_w‘ f amfim,rheafl,"g;; e oa 8 Si5n_eF; s can be ms‘?fbs 's Hgae- 3 eland of <k i %fl?&hfi G’%:fiui oty bt e tered meuld, plunge the mould into a kettls of beiling water and beil twe hours, Serve in a pudding-disi, with & eupful of drawn butter peured areund it, An excellent dish; serve Wwith the second course, Babbags and Tomaices—Shred a small head of crisp, white capnave as | fine gs possible; peel and slice three or four large, ripe tomatees; arrange | French | in a saiad dish and add a dressing, Toss up lightly in the dish BServe eaen person a slice or twe of the tomato with a speonful of cabbage. Boiled Brucseis Sprouts—Pick over and wash nicely; put te cook in a sauee pan of salted boiling waier; keep pan uncovered and beil briskly 1 thought I| Beat in 4 | well beaten eggs, | eges, { Tiftle melted butter seasened with pep= per, and serve. S siven for stituting a pint of ceoked peus jor the two bunches of asparagus in that reeipe: 2 Sweet - Potatees Fri hoiled, .w;,ipmtamq‘ in | fry in' hot sprinkle with salt, and Plainfield, SEASONABLE RECIPES. To_Editer and Social Corner Sistersi It seems goed to be able, after so Jong a time to try to find a place in The Cerner, for my writing. I was wondering if any of the Sis- ters ever made the old-fashioned pud- ding, called, Huckleberry Hollow. An 0ld heighbor of my father's called it "Tha Minister's Face.” Here 18 the Te- cipe. Huckleberry Hollow—Take one quart of pastry flour, two teaspoons of cream’ of tartar, and one of soda, a half cup of lard, and wet with sweet milk as you would biscuit; then have a nice olean cloth, wet put It over a deep basin, sprinkle with flour, roll your dough about an inch thick, and put in the cloth, then fill with the berries, and press the dough up tight around them. tie loosely in the top of ths cloth serve. orlig: ‘GLADNESS: a kettle of boiling water and boil for three hours, make a sauce of butter, flour and sugar and hot water; put in two spoonsful of vinegar, or a little lemon juice. Please try this and re- port. I send this to be In time for the berries. 2 Here is my recipe for Canning Rhu- barb or Wine Plant, as some call it— Wash it nice, and cut in one half inch pieces; fill a large pan and put plenty of sugar over the top with a cover over this, and set in the ovei: to bake; have your cans heated with hot water and fill with the rhubarb; do not peel it; and when it is cooked it is a lovely pink and makes a nice preserve, and fine pies for winter. Do not put any extra wetting in this as it will make its own syrup. . This is'my own way of canning rhu- barb and it will keep the year round. Try it and you never will do it any different, ANTIQU . Lebanon. READY’S NEW HOME. Dear Editor and Social Corner Sis- ters: With the Social Corner spirit prevailing so strongly within I cannot Kkeep silent longer. I appreciate all the kind messages I have recelved and they have hejped to keep me in touch with you all’ ‘When I read the Social Corner I feel very near you all, although I am so many miles away. The man of the house and I arrived here May §th. It would not have been anything strange if our heads had been just a little bit turned, for seeing so many people at one time; and when we had to wait for the policeman to tell us when we could pass over on the other side we did feel as if we were where there were just a few Deople. Weo are living on a farm (it is some farm) and when we are all together we are quite a family, and there is life enough to keep things moving, believe me! 2 We are just iwo and one-half miles from the square. Am going-to the city Friday to sée a circus parade. We will have our dinner, then we will go to the pictures in afternoon (I sup- pose we will have to have some pea- nuts). We are expecting to hear our tiew chimes the Fourth of July. They have been received and have been on exhibition and they are great. I ex- pect to climb the heights to see the sight from the highest tower as soon as the invitation is_extended to the people of the city. We have 85,000 in- habitants. There are so many things of interest 1 cannot take time to tell | you about tnem all this time. One of the things that held my in- terest was an old tree. The Inside had Dbeen dug out and filled in with cement and is bound by great iron bands. The | tree is tall and _many years old. | The city of Springfield, Mass., was The city library is lovely; built at a | cost of $325.000. and has 170,000 books. | The art museum is great and is de- branches of science. The United States armory grounds are beautiful. The public playgrounds are all that can be expected for such an up-to- | date city. The home for aged women is a | splendid_place. . One of the parks covers an area of 460 acres; more about that some other time. The postoffice is ‘a lovely building. The flying squadron of the fire de- | partment is worth seeing, but I must close. He thinks his work is very light now | (as the woodbox is such a small one to | keep full). Corner members to call to see me; but |1 cannot invite you to a Woodbox | Social, T am sorry to say. Best wishes to all. . SISTER READY. |A TELEPHONE MESSAGE FROM | THE MINISTER'S DAUGHTER. | Hello, Central: Give me The Norwich | Bulletin Social Corner, please. How {glad I am that the Sisters have only | asked for a telephone message, tor | busy has been no name for the Minis- ter's little Daughter during the past | few weeks. With the housecleaning | sented itself in the family, you can imagine there have not been many idle moments on my hands. Indeed, the problem has been how to accomplish what seemed necessary in the time at ! my command. At last the cleaning is done, the pa- tlent slowly recovering, and I am a happy child, even if | tiguea. {family into the wide world on { Fourth of July. May even enter an- | other state. | be on the lookout for the yvellow rib- lbons. You will know me by the sun- | shine refiected in my eves, for although the world is full of real trouble much |of it is only a manufactured articie, and I find no trouble in looking over it and through it into the pleasures pro- vided by One who we believe knoweth Dbest and doeth all things well. | We turn quickly away from the so- called friends whose words and actions | cause more pain than the sting of the wasp or honey-bee, and look into the faces of the few who are true. Yours for the solid enjoyment of this | beautiful summer weather. THE MINISTER'S DAUGHTER. | FOR THE HANDY WOMAN. Dear Socfal Corner Sisters: The wo- man who is interested in new ways of doing things may be helped by the following descriptions how to make useful and ornamental articles: | To Make Beads from Allspice—Soak the allspice in warm water and thread on a linen thread, using two or more | gold beads between the brown cnes, |'You can make long chains which are very effective and pretty. They re- semble the rose beads, For graduating | er birthday remembrances they are | very preity, Sachet fer Gieve Bex—A pretiy florai sachet for the glove and handkerchief | box is novel. Make it a “daisy”’ of vellow ribben deubled, filling each petal with a little of yeur favorite sachet powder, The center should be of brewn ribben, made like Freneh knets. They are easily made. To Make a Preity Underwaisi—A tops, used ces and | utter until nmgi colored; to give it room to swell; then put in| | founded in 1636 by William Pynchon. | voted to exhibits representing various | | The man is well and sends his kind | regards to all Social Corner members. | | 1 extend a cordial invitation to all: only about half done when iliness pre- | somewhat fa- | Am’ planning a trip with my | the As we pass along I shall | i | { I drain, peus ever.them & yard aad a guarier of crepe de chine | do dishes and all such common work | and make bra | huckleberries that have been time on the,!“sur&h“of-lm%‘h“"fle" cesty forbids our goed . fending in u repert of the doings on ‘thét eventful dayj or, perhaps, she didn’t notice Biddy, Married and Hap- py and Aunty of conference together and planning. Mehitable and Theods, we nothing more fitting than to 8 surprise, seelng so many o nerites were present. Polly Wintergreen, taking the lead, piloted the Iiditor right ahead Wwith the Cornerites following aiter, and stopped at Theodws door, good_Sister was so elated she just caught hold of Aunt Mehitable and danced her around the vard. this was going on Ma and Pa had gathered hen's feathers and Samantha, Maine Lover, Rambler, Busybodv, Pinic Rose, Cornflower and Libbie had joined ihe Cor- de Lis, Jim, Topsy, Vicolia, Bon Ami, with the rest, began dancing around the two. Joseph Doe, with a handsome Crim- son Rambler, began singing “We're dancing dround the Maypole.” J. B. T. says: “Who ever heard of Maypoles in July?” Papa's Boy said: “The Statue -of Liberty would be more appropriate.” Whereupon Elizabeth began singing The Star Spangled Banner, and all | joined in. How the words did echo back from over the hills, and not altogether the echo, elther, for as the sounds came nearer what did we behold but two seroplanes sailing over our heads with direction, and Frozen, Beccy, Balsam Fir, Diana and Maine of ~Hampton from another direction. Dby that time, as the day seemed to be made up of surprises, and we were not a bit disappointed, either, for it seems that Nat had stayed baci. When we proceeded on our Way from the town hall he had made out somewhere to purchase a pig all roast- ed and ready to serve. So he came along about that time shouting “Din- ner is ready to be served!” so of course the crowd just had to fall in line. Simon’s Wife took the lead, follow- ed by Sweet Lavender and Hannah Who, | trees. 2 Grandma, with the help of Interest- ed Reader and Sweet William, draped the tables with bunting and flags in- terwoven with vellow ribbon, while Rose of New England placed a large Fern in the center of the table. Jim handed out one of his famous squash pies; Ready passed along a pan | her famous raised doughnuts; Glen- { wood, Montville Lassie, Hulda, Desire, Isabel, Jennette and Serena and oth- ers among them had salads, sand- wiches, cookles and cake, so altogether we made up guite a menu, Cherisette had ready a large tub full Aunt Mehitable gaye us a grand good ister from at one side helding As.it was the birthday of beth Aunt thought ve ihem and that ‘While enough together so Btta Barber, Fleur Dreamer, Potlatch and Aline from one | ‘We began to look for more surprises | and set the- tables under the | of biscuits ;Eliza Jane had several of f 1 of fruit lemonade, She thought the pig would reHsh better if they. all pariook ‘of the “ade” first, being the day Was | se hot and dusty. 3 ! We heard voices at a distance and, on looking up, who sheuld we see hut the Canterbury Sisters all together in an auto truck ceming towards us, waving a large bunch of yeliow ribben. They had heard familiar veices and eouldn’t stay away, so bad to join the company. Frank came along with them. He sald seeing it was a birthday surprise he just had to come aleng. It done him so much good to get the cards on his birthday he wanted to help out on this occasion, for it was such a coin- cidence to have two of the Cornerites bern on the same day of the year, and for aught we know the same year. We were all seated at the table (it was S0 arranged to have Theoda and Aunt Mehitable seated opposite each other at the middle of each side of the table) and the company had about ' finished up what food there was when Jane Ann oame in with two huge wreaths of evergreen tied together with yellow ribbon and placed them on their head, saying at the same time: “Quickly grown Digs are the most profitable ones.” This naturally led to giving toasts. Jostah followed by saying: “Give to a pig when it gruns, and a child when it cries, and you will have a fine pig and a bad child.” Of course, this caused a good deal of merriment. One of Them said: “A man of words | and not of deeds is like a garden full | of weeds.” 5 % Hettie Maria said: “A wise man changes his mind, but a fool never.” Aunt Serena spoke up in her quiet way and said: “No one is a‘foal al- days—everyone is sometimes.” | | Polly Peppermint said: “A silent | man’s’ words are not brought into Co-Solid said: “When'you bury the | hatchet, don’t leave the handle stick- | ing out.” Fairy Goamother followed with “As | every thread of gold is valuable, so is | every minute of time, and as the'sun | is getting low It is time we turned our faces homeward.” So we all took the hint and began to gather up the fragments. 1 wish you could have seen the pig fragments. I We began to [ court.” | pitied the poor bones. | scatter in all directions. ‘Aunty turned to one side and there !in the shade of a tree sat Hepatica. She thought she wouldn‘t be seen, but ! Aunty found her, and they all wrned to and made her eat lunch, but she was so shy she couldn’t eat much, but there wasn't much left for her to eat, poor thing! It was time we began to say good- bye and depart for our several homes. How we did dislike to leave such a jubilant company, but Nat started down the street shouting: “Westward, Ho! and, ves. Pastward, Hoe, too!” and we all felt obliged to foilow. A straight piece, gath- ered slightly at top and bottom, is trimmed on each edge with s puffing of the same material run over a cord. | A straight band of the material sup- | ports the underwaist over each shoul- der. The craze for the tiny artificial flowers finds Iitself manifested here with the placing of a few among the puffing at the top. These underwaists are practically a necessity this year. A Pretty Night Gown—Crochet two square medailions in luster cotton. Make them about four inches square in Venetian crochet, which is quite simple. Take three yards nainsook or muslin at 15 cents a yard, cut out a | slipover gown with short sleeves, front and back in one piece, So there will only be two side seams and around bottom to sew. In center of front em- broider a spray of leaves in the same coarse luster cotton all knots; on either side sew a medal- lion, cornerwise, using chain stitch and same cotton to attach the medallion | to the garment. Pad and buttonhole around neck and sleeves. The cost is will make one. This is profitable work for a young woman who knows how to sew and crochet., RUTH. THE OLDEST TWINS IN THE WORLD. To the Editor of the Social Corner: As I saw in the Bulletin .last week a notice of twin women said to be the t in the world, just celebrated ir $3rd birthday; and as my hus- band has twin aunts who will be years old the 10th of September, 1913, ho are very smart. I thought they mizght be the oldest twins. They have both been twice married. Mrs, Jane M. Stanton had three chil- | dren by her first marriage, of whom | two are living, and she has 11 grand- children and five great grandchildren; and her twin sister, Mrs. Julia S. Ladd | had two by each marriage of whom only one is living. She has three ndchildren and flve great grand- ildren. These aged women make their own clothes and patch and mend lovely piece quilts Their sew spare time ded russ. ing is very nice. 1d to send this to the So- I am very much inter- and in their ested in that page and thought this news might be .of some interest to others; and that perhaps those other twins may see it, also. I wish the Corner much success. G, 5.8 TIMELY RECIPES. Dear Editor and Social Corner Sis- ters: How I do enjoy the helps and hints and ways of doing things in the Social rner! 1 am sending in some very nice recipes. Blackberry Sponge—Take one quart of nice ripe blackberries, and cover with one-half cup of sugar and mash: then rub the berries through a- sieve fine enough to retain the seeds, soak two tablespoons of gelatine in one- half cup of cold water; place in a saucepan over the fire a cup of water and one-half cup of sugar and boil to a syrup; add the juice of one lemon and the gelatine. then the berry pulp: 24d the stiffiy beaten whites of three eggs. set In lce water, and beat till it thickens; pour Into mold, and serve with whipped cream and some black- berries heaped over it. Blackberry Pudding—Make a batter with one cup of milk. two well beaten eges, a tablespoon of butter melted; season with salt and one-half cup of sugar: sift with two cups of flour, three teaspoons of baking powder and stir into the milk; add one cup of well dredged with flour; pour into a pan or dish and bake until baked through and nicely browned on top; serve with a sauce of cream and sugar. Currant Sherbet—A delicious sher- bet can be made by combining cur- rant and red raspberry juice, boil one pound of sugar and a pint of water together until it forms rather a thick syrup; take from the fire and add one cup of red raspberry jules, and one pint of red eurrant juice; a freezer and when half frezen stir in the beaten whites of three eggs until light; then pack the freezer with ice and galt; cover and let stand two er three hours before serving, . Red Raspberry Cake—Foliow any £ood spense cake reeipe or any plain cake reeipe and bake in three lavers; mash a quart of red raspberries and add to them one. cupful of pulveized sugar er granulated cap be used, one in French pour into | T | teaspoonful lemon juice, then the stiffly beaten whites of two eggs, beat up until light and thick; when the cake is cool spread this filling between the layers and just before serving heap the top with whipped cream or plain cream can be used. This cake recipe is very fine. Pork Cake—Grind or chop one pound of fat pork until very fine, and pour over it one pint of boiling water; add four cups of brown sugar, one pound of seeded raisins, one tablespoon each of cinnamon and soda, the latter dis- solved in a little hot water; one tea- spoon of cloves, and six cups of flour or enough to make a stiff dough. Bake one hour in a moderate oven. This is fine. ¥ Salad Dressing—One-fourth cup of vinegar, three-fourths cup of water, two tablespoons of sugar (if you like the dressing sweet), one tablespoon each of butter and flour, one teaspoon each of pepper and mustard, one and one-half teaspoons of salt and one one well beaten egg. Cook until the mix- ture thickens, stirring all the while and when cool add one cup of cream. I think this is the best ever. T will now bring my letter to a close. ‘With the best of luck and good wishes to the Editor and all the Sisters. / OXLY ME, South Canterbu 1 SO]\GE THINGS YOU CAN DO. Dear Sfsters of the Social Corner: Here is something for the lunch bas- ket which will please you: “Trilbys” are all the go out west and it 1s time we easterners brought them to the front. This is how “Trilbys” are made: Trilbys—One cup butter and lard, mixed; 1 clip brown sugar, 2 cups flour, 2 cups rofled oats, 1-2° cup sour milk, scant teaspoon soda. Roll very thin and bake a light brown. Put ‘| together with steamed dates: One pound dates, one-half cup sugar, one- half cup water, steamed until smooth. Put together while warm. These are | s nice end will keep some time. Do not let the rhubarb run to waste, for it is fin: in winter with meats and may be prepared in the following | ways: Marmalade—Nine cups sugar, nine cups raw pieplant, juice of six oranges, grated rind of three oranges. Cut | orange pulp into small pieces, add one- | half cup water to moisten- sugar. Sim- mer slowly. When cooked put in jelly glasses. Spiced Rhubarb—Do not peel, but cut into pieces and welgh. Allow half pound of sugar to each pound of rhu- barb. Put in preserving kettle and set on the back part of the stove, where sugar may dissolve slowly. Add a few whole cloves and a little stick of cinnamon and simmer slowly until like jam, In warm weather home-made drinks |are more economical ~and healthier than those you buy. A nice drink may be made as follows: Put into a kettle two ounces of | powderea ginger root (or more, if it is | ot strong), half an ounce of cream of | tartar, two large lemons cut in slices, two pounds of broken loaf sugar, and | two gallons of soft boiling water. Sim- mer them over a slow fire for half an’ | hour. ‘When the liquor is nearly cold, | stir into it a large tablespoon of the best yeast. After it has fermented, which will be in about twenty-four hours, bottle for use and put on ice. I hope some of the Sisters wili try these recipes. HANNAH WHO. ‘Willimantic. A NICE LETTER FROM ELIZABETH Dear Editor and Sisters: How busy we all are. Truly this is a busy world, and very interesting to read in our Corner the varfous duties. the sisters are engaged in. My family is not so large as some, yet each day brings it various lines of ‘work. _ The writers in our Corner all seem like personal friends, although I am acquainted with only a few, I have just been reading a book, “Christopher Hibbault—Roadmaker,” which was very interesting. The | thought which it brought out was, we | are all roadmatkers, not only for our- selves, but for others, This little Cor- ner—ig it not a readmaker? We cer- tainly are much helped and cheered by the beautiful thoughts und suggestions therein expressed, \ Aunty: I think you were not mistak- en,. I whip rugs weekly, Did you see my row ef dahlias, and didnt they look fine, Have fifty. planis: all set wsut in | April, when the hermometer was at | sandwiches. yeu. All settled in still making tattin? 1 e Grace: You have the ' on ' me. T like your new name, yet I never as- soclated you as a ‘“Busybedy” omly in yeur heushold cares. I think it was Sister Vi ho wish- el to make cluny lace, send you a sample if you can prick eut.crochet- ing. g!herhattei Hope your rush of work will seon be over, then we wik have a little visit. D18 your aster seeds. come up? Mine are still in the ground, The, chicks are lovking fine. Jim: I am making drfed apple pies. MYy better half thinks they are fine. ©rll and have some, - BLIZABETH. SEVEN SUMMER !_UGGEITIONI 1—Boiled Frosting that isnt bolled— Repeated failures (o make “bolled frosting” led me to experiment, with such good success that I'm golng to pass It along. 1 don’t boil the Mns I simply have boiling water at hand. your new heme This is my process: Take a scant tea- | | spoon of butter, cream it, and into it Dblend a cup of confectioner's sugar; add gradually enough boiling water to make frosting of proper consistency; beat well and add flavoring. You wouldn't know it from the troublesome “genuine boiled. 2—A Dessert that cools one just to look at it. I have given up making fussy puddings and ples for the sum- mer months. use fresh or canned fruit, instead. For a “company” dainty I crack enough ice into small bits to fill the bottom of my glass fruit dish, and on it pile fresh berries or sliced fruits. It is very refreshing on a scorching day. 3—A novel use for a Thermos Bottle. Now that school is out my daughter likes to have an extra nap in the morning, instead of coming down to the early meal that the rest have to have. When I pour the coffiee I pour her cupful into our pint Thermos, and whenever she is ready for it, it awaits Ler, piping hot. 4—A Tempting Bit for the summer supper...In spite of the heat I think we all enjoy a little hot dish for supper occasionally. We're very fond of fried I make up a plateful of any kind I wish (egg sandwiches are especially good) in the morning or right after dinner, and at supper time simply fry them until a delicate brown on both sides. 5—A Convenient Dainty to have on hand. Frequently when | have a good oven I bake a dozen or so little patty shells. They are made of ordinary ple crust, baked in patty pans. If I have no immediate use for them I pack them carefully in a covered pail. When I want to use them I put them in the oven for a few seconds and then they are ready for any filling I wish— creamed beef, salmon, lobster, peas or chicken. They're a most tempting addition to any meal. 6—A Solution of the Summer Gnrba?. Question...As we used a gas range in the summer we didn’t know what to do with our garbage. It simply had to stay in the barrel, but it became so offensive we were nearly distraoted. Finally we hit upon this plan: All ref- use to be taken from the kitchen was put into newspapers and securely tied up. It dldn’t take long, and the result was all one could wish Of course, all wet refuse was drained first, as it would soak through any thickness of paper instantly. 7—Little Suppers on the Piazza. There are four in our family, and we enjoy nothing better than an occa- sional impromptu supper, spread on the little piazza table. We make it as much of & picnic as possible, and don’t mind in the least if we are a bit jostied. For a little additione]l merriment we usually pass around the joke basket, and have different selections read. Our Jjoke basket is a famlly institution, into which from time_to time we all put clippings which seem to us espcially funny. We have plenty of good things to eat, but try to plan for eatables that won't make much of a dishwashing afterward, as the “cook and dishwash- er” enjo: a little rest from her l#bors whenever possible. SUNSHINE, Norwich. RAMBLER IN HASTE. Social Corner Folks One and All: Why not all send Sisters Theoda and Mehitable cards for their birth- days? If T had been born on July 4th I should consider myself very lucky to celebrate my birthday with the Inde- pendence Day folks. Theoda: Was glad to know you re- ceived my card. Yes, I certainly will be at the picnic and wear a Rambler rose; but please hurry up and have the plenic in the merry month of June, or else my beauitful Ramblers will be a thing of the past. You ask me to wear a Rambler rose; now I ask what shall you wear so I'll know you? Do you live in East Norwich? What has become of my little “Irish Rose? Has she forsaken me entire- 1y, or is'she waiting to appear out in her new white suit. I l:ave looked for and exepected to see her for the past {wo weeks, but I have looked in vain; bue if she can’t come before, hope we will see her on the Fourth of July to spend the week with us. Hope to have an answer to this saying ‘“Yes.” Thanks to all the folks who have re- membered me in the gatherings and picnics, and if they will only have a picnic in earnest T will give a_goodly supply of the real roses, as my bush Is at the present writing certainly a thing of -beauty. I wonder how many of the Social Corner folks know that whale ofl (tak- en from the head of the whale) is a sure cure for the severast case of asth- ma, taken in doses of a teaspoon three times a day. The ofl must be procured from the head alone, as ofl from any other part of the whale will not do. Lucy Ann: I hope to see you or hear from you soon. Tet me give you a_suggestion. You find my little “Irish Rose” and ask her to show yon the way to my home, and she will. T know, because she is one of the sweetest dispositioned persons you will meet in a long travel, and is also very kind and accommodating. Hope to see a letter from vou in print in the near future. I will now close by wishing Theoda and Aunt Mehitable many happy re- turns of the day—July 4th—their birth- days. CRIMSON RAMBLER. THE HIGH —C‘OST OF LIVING— GLOXINIAS, Dear Sisters of the Social Corner: In every paper and magazine that I take up I come across articles telling how to reduce the high cost of living, and as every one is somewhat differ- ent I always hope when I Degin to read a new version of the old story that I have found a solution to the vexed problem at last; but have come to the conclusion that there can be no hard and fast rule laid down for ev- eryone to follow, as what will be just the thing for one famfly is not at all applicable for another. Bome think they save by buging gro- cerles in large quantities and everyona knows that many of them are cheaper that way; but all of us don't have money on hand to buy In that wa and some who do not have much extra house room would have no place (o stere them: and again where the fam- 1ly is smail only two or three, some articles are not improved by keeping and would only spoil, especially in hot, | damp weather, If one has ne ice, meat and all per- ishable articles need o be bought from hand to meuth as the saying ls. We all know that ham, for instange, must pa; we buy any degree of certaln! 5 lncutalnoq-sfm‘ ear out and hav to be renewed, whether it is conven- tent k. and accidents leave.” ‘Algo the black winged angel of death sometimes; and _although money “seems a Bordid and earthly thing to remember in that conneotion, stll' we have to remember it when the undertakers bills come in, and if we can hardly afford to live, still less fan we afford to die Jf we can heip - So T have come to. the concl that 1t 18 best o take all the rures for cheap living with a large margin for allowance and work out our own, s vation aceording to our own ideas, a! }L:fi::’&’.’.‘,’?"’"‘z that what will be or s s ome might not sult eanwhile, we keep on hoping that things will cost less wiees some time, but wonder if any of the Social - ner friends who love gloxinias S:-:e tried raising them from seed. To be sure it is rather a fussy job, and they won't blossom till the second sum- ber, but we cannot have everything in thls world without some trouble and when they blossom you will be glad and forget the time and the trouble, if_you have time to spare. I can't exhort every one to try it regardless of circumstances, as I recollect that it is eleven or fwelye years stnce T made my first experiment with them, and sickness .and the cares of this world have prevented me from mak- mf another till this summer. sowed a five cent package of seed in April and now have more tiny plants than 1 supposed there were seeds, which look Mke a pinch of black dust. so fine they are. You.sprinkle them as finely and evenly ag possible over a pan of fine light sof], just wet through and keep in a warm, close place for a week with a damp cloth (preferably a black one), over the pan, and when specks of green begin to show -set in miderate n& with a glass over them, shoved aside at one corner to keap from damping off. They will probably come up In little clumps and have to be carefully picked apart and Tesst as soon as you can handle them with a pin or a wood toothpick. They will p need transpianting twice in tge nu:‘nma;& as tl crowd each ofi and by fan th should be large enough to pet wp-:! ately In small pots or tin cans, which are even better, omly remember to make one or two holes in the bottom with an awl or sharp nail. When winter comes set them away in a dry, frostproof closet, If you have one, and don’t water til ; then they will start growth and bloom all summer. They need a/warm, ¢lose air in the summer; scorching sun and winds are dizastrous to the soft, velvety leaves, 80 I never put mine outside. I don’t know how this year's erop will turn out, but the first ones I ralsed were Indeed beautiful and people came from miles away to see them. I had as many as thirty-five certainly and of all shades and cominatfons of red blue and pink tigered and spotted and self- colored. with white throats, o white edges; and one snow-white, T kept them all in an empty northeast room which only got the morning sun. 1 may never have as good luck again but hope to have some flne gloxinas next summer if I am in the Jand of the 1tving, and no accident befalls them be- fore that time. IOLA. Lebanon. FIGHTING THE HIGH COST OF LIVING. A Girl’s Advice. T have not noticed any experiences of the “stay at home” girl. After fin- ishing high school two years ago we dismissed our maid and I took her place, as mother cannot do much housewoM:, I do everything except the washing and sewing, the latter of ‘which I do some for myself, I receive an allowance of $50 a month, out of which I must buy my clothes .and .pay for my personal ex- penses. But by no means do I spend even nearly all of this, for I buy plain, gnzd-dd;:hu which last, ‘ina of fancy fads for ape seaspn. (As-a sult of my saving 1 have a large bank unt which will my expenses for a summer with.the rest of the famfly. I do not consider this a waste of or it is educating and broadening. It is disgusth to see an $3 or $10 a week girl nding most of her money. for many cheap clothes instead of a few simple, good ones which will look better and wear longer. She can save on cosmeties and dootor bills by eating for luncheon vegeables, fruit and milk, instead of lobster sadad, pickles and ice cream, the latter being by far the mest common: also by exercise and fresh air instead of stufry nickel shows, etc. My advice is that girls be more independent and not follow the fool- ish ways of their less sensfiie or of the wealthy. 4 —Letters from the Chicago Tribune, A Pet Theory, T have a pet theory that if by care< ful buying you are able to necessi- ties for less than the price and do so, thinking, “T will have that extra for something else,” you are really nothing ahead in the end, and so we have made it a rule in our home that whenever we pay less than we fig- ured on for anything we put the exact difference, to a cent in the bank. Whenever my husband worked extra time, that went in also, as it was something we had not counted on, and we should have gotten along had we not had it. We are paying for our home, and had never been able to'save anything extra' until we tried this plan. Thus, if T figure on paying $3 for shoes, and by taking advaatage of a sale; get them for n.!{ (as you often can), I owe the bauk $1.02. 1 allow $5 for a hat, but by getting the un- trimmed shape and selecting my .own trimming I get a very neat and sty- lish_little hat for $8.65. Immediately $1.35 goos Into our little bank. .All our odd penntes go in (oo, and we Were very agreeibly surprised at the end of a year to. find over $100 to our credit from just this system of sav- ing. Try this system and apply it to every purchase. It works beaulifully, and besides swelling your bank ac- wunl‘ul“hl’ ‘T“A.;m‘." a"c- M: care| 1y Trivune, - s e